Im looking for pictures of sidemount intercoolers (dsm, supra, whatever) installed on, preferably, 96-00 civics but anything is good, I just need ideas of how people mounted it. The older topics dont have working pictures anymore

edit: should this be moved to app/cosmetic forum?


Modified by spoon_ferio at 3:04 PM 3/21/2006

 

i had a DSM sidemount, i think a 2nd gen, frontmounted on my 00 ej coupe. it worked damn well for like 4 months until i stepped it up to a johnnyracecar frontmount. i cut the stock IC piping down to 2" inlets and used a J pipe that actually ran in front if the IC and stuck out the front bumper a couple inches. this sexy piece has been dubbed the "front mount pipe" (i actually had just a front mount pipe there for a couple months when i had no IC at all, running directly across the front bumper). the whole setup with the side mount was pretty ghetto rigged since the IC itself was a bit too thick to fit comfortably in the front bumper and the inlets are positioned in a way that makes it nearly impossible to mount with the charge piping going the right directions. you'll probably have cut the **** out of your bumper but you can make it work.

i'll see if i can find a couple pictures tonight.

 

bump for some pics

 

i'll post up a pic when i get home of mine. im not sure if its a 1st or 2nd gen, but its a dsm. gimme 'til around 1 e.s.t

 

so i'm a day late...hope they help tho.







i cut a little of of the curve on the turbo side (bottom) of the ic, so it shoots pretty much right at the outlet of the turbo.

 

thanks for the pics cypresscoupe!

anyone else have pics of their sidemounts?

 

whats the point of having a side mount? to hide the intercooler so people dont know you have turbo, intercooler doesnt fit nxt to the radiator, etc? sorry i just want to know

 

sorry, i bought a manifold, wg, dsm bov, and a dsm sidemount off of ebay for $95.. it all came together and I'm just not sure whether to use the DSM one that's coming or wait and get a front mount(which i was leaning towards)

 

i put it there because i had it laying around and its super easy to get ic pipes to it. thats my reason for using it.